''Major historical collection has rare illustrated children's books, manuscripts, original artwork, prints, and educational toys from the 15th century to the present in over thirty languages.'' --[[User:Rkerby|Rkerby]] 12:15, 11 June 2007 (CDT)

''Major historical collection has rare illustrated children's books, manuscripts, original artwork, prints, and educational toys from the 15th century to the present in over thirty languages.'' --[[User:Rkerby|Rkerby]] 12:15, 11 June 2007 (CDT)

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Welcome to Our Wikiography

Our objective is to provide an easily-accessible bibliography that briefly identifies collections that are of use to scholarly researchers studying children and their literature. This wikiography has been created by the ALSC Committee: National Planning of Special Collections in Children's Literature. Join us in this new medium by adding a link to a special collection in children's literature.

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Basic rules of creating a citation: Keep it simple. Go into edit mode to look at format. Include:(1) Name of collection and correct url address, if available (2) institution name, city and state, (3) curator's name, (4) a 25-40 word maximum mission statement (wording may come directly from your site), (5) your name and date. If you have questions, please email Mona Kerby --Rkerby 19:03, 13 September 2007 (CDT) Mschutt 10:41, 24 June 2008 (CDT)

Unparalleled resource for studies in the fields of the history of childhood, child discipline and the education of children, the history of reading, and the history of publishing, printing, and the graphic arts. --Rkerby 13:24, 6 June 2007 (CDT)

A research collection of children¹s fiction, folklore, and fairy tales printed in North America by American publishers covering the years 1910-1960. The AJC has been the only searchable collection on the web since 1988. --Rkerby 10:15, 24 July 2007 (CDT)

The collection contains British and North American children's books from the late eighteenth century to 1939. The collection is particularly strong in material by and about Lewis Carroll. Some unique items include Canadian "firsts", early editions of classics, and works of important illustrators. --KKalsbeek 16:20, 19 June 2007 (CDT)

The Baldwin Library contains more than 93,000 volumes published in Great Britain and the United States from the early 1700s through the 1990s. Its holdings of more than 800 early American imprints is the second largest such collection in the United States. A great strength of the collection is the many English and American editions of the same work. ALSC's Bechtel Fellowship awards a mid-career librarian (with a minimum of eight years' experience working with children) $4,000 to spend a month reading and studying at the Baldwin Library. The Baldwin Digital Collection includes full versions of thousands of texts from the collection, and it's growing daily. --Mschutt 14:01, 6 June 2007 (CDT)

This collection houses more than 65,000 non-circulating books published from 1837 to the present. Emphases include juvenile books associated with the Pennsylvania region; books about human sexuality; serial fiction; folk literature; toy and moveable books; and books written or illustrated outside the field of children's literature. --Mschutt 14:01, 6 June 2007 (CDT)

The Center for Children’s Books is a crossroads for critical inquiry, professional training, and educational outreach related to literature for youth from birth through adolescence.In its dual role as research collection and educational community, the Center has national impact on the future of reading and readers.

An examination and research collection that focuses on 20th Century American children's and young adult literature. Includes first and significant later editions of Newbery and Caldecott Award winners, the complete manuscript and working papers related to The Westing Game by Ellen Raskin, and an extensive collection of multicultural literature published for children and teens in the 20th century. -- --KT Horning 08:55, 7 June 2007 (CDT)

Major historical collection has rare illustrated children's books, manuscripts, original artwork, prints, and educational toys from the 15th century to the present in over thirty languages. --Rkerby 12:15, 11 June 2007 (CDT)

The de Grummond Children's Literature Collection is one of North America's leading research centers in the field of children's literature. The main focus is on American and British children's literature, historical and contemporary. The Collection holds the original manuscripts and illustrations of more than 1200 authors and illustrators, as well as 100,000+ published books dating from 1530 to the present. --Mschutt 14:01, 6 June 2007 (CDT)

This historical collection ranges in date from 1682 through the second half of the 19th century, and encompasses the full spectrum of books produced for children. A particular focus is children's books produced in the frontier settlements of the United States. --Mschutt 14:01, 6 June 2007 (CDT)

This collection contains 4500 children's books used by the former Horn Book Magazine editors in their work as critics, teachers and reviewers of children's literature. Picture book, folk and fairy tale collections, classics, fiction, biography and moveable books are represented. Also included are reference works, bibliographies, conference programs, artwork, memorabilia, periodicals and sound recordings. ------Mbdunhouse 15:17, 20 June 2007 (CDT)

Works illustrated by those listed in Bertha E. Mahony's Illustrators of Children's Books, 1744-1945 and subsequent volumes form the foundation of this collection. Other illustrators are included based on their importance to the world of children's book illustration. In all, the collection contains more than 30,000 books. --Mschutt 14:01, 6 June 2007 (CDT)

Founded by Mr. Shin Torigoe in 1979. Makes available a research collection of Japanese children's books and books from other countries, provides reference services, sponsors lectures and events, and publishes and annual bulletin and newsletter. English-language information about the IICLO is also available. --ahotta

Formally unveiled on May 25, 2007, ILCL has its data basis mainly on the historically large collections of the Children’s Literature Institute at the university since 1979. It is now the only international and largest children’s literature library all around the Chinese Mainland. ILCL serves mainly to facilitate children’s literature study through a public lending system. It is also searching to extend its educational and community service functions. Its librarians and members are holding thematic lectures for parents, elementary school educators and different age levels of children per year.

This collection contains picture books, fiction, non-fiction, toy and moveable books from the infant to the young adult level from the 19th century to the present day. Includes The Ethel L. and Paul Heins Collection, which contains 4500 children’s books used by the former Horn Book Magazine editors in their work as critics, teachers, and reviewers of children’s literature. --Mschutt 14:01, 6 June 2007 (CDT)

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The Kerlan Collection at the University of Minnesota is one of the world's great children's literature research collections. It presently contains more than 100,000 children’s books as well as original manuscripts, artwork, galleys, and color proofs for more than 12,000 children’s books. The Collection includes books that are significant in the history of children’s literature, award books, classics, and representative books from Great Britain, Australia, Denmark, Japan, the Netherlands, Germany and others. --Mschutt 14:14, 6 June 2007 (CDT)

The collection houses materials associated with the books published under May Massee's direction, allowing users to follow a book’s creation from drafts and sketches to finished product and even into foreign language translation. --Rkerby 13:24, 6 June 2007 (CDT)

Research materials range from original manuscripts (Perrault, Saint Exupéry, de Brunhoff) to strong holdings in American, English, and European printed materials from the eighteenth to early twentieth century. Includes printed games and the Arthur Houghton collection of Lewis Carroll.

The Elizabeth Nesbitt Room is located in Room 305 of the Information Sciences Building at the University of Pittsburgh and houses several special collections related to the history of children and their books and media. The volumes in this collection include more than 12,000 books and magazine titles of interest dating from the 1600's through today.

This research center of children's and young adult literature has 38,000 books, periodicals, manuscripts, illustrations, and materials with a multicultural emphasis, dating from 1865 to current publications. --Rkerby 13:24, 6 June 2007 (CDT)

The collection acquires, preserves, and makes accessible works of historical and artistic significance in the field of children’s literature. The 36,000 cataloged collection includes books, manuscripts, illustrations, correspondence, and artifacts of 90 authors and illustrators. --Rkerby 13:24, 6 June 2007 (CDT)

The Osborne Collection encompasses the development of English Children's literature, from the fourteenth century through the end of the Edwardian period (1910). Highlights include Florence Nightingale's childhood library, Queen Mary's children's books, and the Pettingell Collection of periodicals and penny dreadfuls. --Mschutt 14:14, 6 June 2007 (CDT)

R-Z

The Children's Literature Collection of the UCB Education Psychology Library is a selective, academic collection with an emphasis is on K-3 grades, primarily illustrated and picture books, some with no text at all. Our collection contains high quality illustrated books, award winning books, multi-cultural books, books which deal with children in difficult life situations, significant editions or translations of folklore/folk tales and classics, and selected high quality books from foreign publishers. In addition, we have the Jack Graves' rare book collection of early American primers.jwoolums June 6, 2008

26 June 2007
School (S)-Collection Education and Social Science Library, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, IL

The School (S)-Collection consists of more than 100,000 cataloged volumes of primarily American and British children's and young adult literature in a total collection of over 140,000 volumes. Volumes date from 1800 to the present and over 3,000 new books are added annually. Special strengths in the collection include Aesop's fables, alphabet books, and biographies of Benjamin Franklin and Abraham Lincoln.npobrien
26 June 2007

The Shaw Childhood in Poetry Collection contains more than 25,000 volumes primarily of English and American poetry from the mid-18th through the early 20th centuries. In addition to works by both major and minor poets, there are many illustrated editions and hundreds of gift books and juvenile periodicals. -- lpatrick 21 June 2007

The Susan Steinfirst picture book collection is part of the 12,000 volume juvenile collection located in the School of Information and Library Science. This collection is the only juvenile collection on the campus of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and contains primarily award-winning and recommended titles, including picture books (2,700 volumes), fiction (5,600), graphic novels (300) and non-fiction works (3,000). One highlight is a non-circulating juvenile historical collection (400 volumes) with the majority of the materials published from 1839 through 1920. --sturm63 11 September 2007

University of South Carolina Rare Books and Special Collections, Thomas Cooper Library, University of South Carolina, Columbia SC Jeffrey Makala, Assistant Special Collections Librarian Rare Books and Special Collections at Thomas Cooper Library houses three major special collections of children's literature: The Augusta Baker Collection of African-American Children's Literature and Folklore (1500+ volumes) dating from the 1930s to the present; the Historical Children's Literature Collection (4000+ volumes) dating from the mid-17th to the mid-20th centuries; and The William Savage Historical Textbook Collection, of primarily American schoolbooks dating from the 1780s to the 1980s (5000+ volumes). -- jmakala 14 May 2008